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SAN PEDRO CITY-Fifteen people wanted for various crimes were arrested in a two-day operation by the police in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (Mimaropa) region.
Three of the 15 were listed as among the “most wanted” persons in Occidental Mindoro and Marinduque provinces, said Supt. Imelda Tolentino, regional police spokesperson, on Thursday.
Tolentino said the simultaneous operations from ...

More than two years after the issuance of the last minimum wage adjustment under Wage Order No. IV-B-07 and after several consultations/public hearings conducted in the five provinces of the region, DOLE MIMAROPA through the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved on August 01, 2017 the new wage order prescribing new minimum wage rates ...

The City of Calapan will hold a mass wedding on Valentine’s Day for 67 couples as part of the city’s Marriage Week Celebration.
Calapan City celebrates the Marriage Week annually every February 7 to 14, with the aim of strengthening family relationships.
“Pinaka-tampok sa ‘Marriage Week Celebration’ na ginugunita tuwing Pebrero 7 hanggang Pebrero 14 ng bawat ...

An adopted son of Puerto Galera is Chuck Driver, partner-manager of Capt’n Greggs Dive Resort on Sabang Beach. Chuck first arrived in Sabang in 1987, immediately fell in love with the very much smaller Sabang than it is today.
Chuck is originally from Australia where he served in the Royal Australian Air force as an air-frame ...

ED: It is the story of 12 Americans who died when their B-24 bomber airplane slammed on Mt. Malasimbo on December 7, 1944.
First heard of this from my co-worker Mario Lutz narrating a hiking adventure where they found a wreckage of a B-24 bomber airplane. Then, I got a flashback, remembering when I was young, ...

Puerto Galera over the years has evolved into a multi-cultural, multi-national community as foreigners continue to establish businesses and permanent residence in Puerto Galera. There are many Koreans, Australians, Germans and other Europeans who could not resist the charms of the island and had establish a home in Puerto Galera.
Legally, foreigners are not allowed to ...

We got a local government led by Mayor Rockey Ilagan who has an MBA on business administration who seems to be more responsive to the needs and aspirations of the business sector. He being the owner of one of the biggest transport provider is presumed to know more about tourism than his predecessors, a bold ...

President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants to “close” popular beach island Boracay if its environmental problems are not resolved in 6 months. Same can happen to other destinations with environmental issues as well.
“I will close Boracay. Boracay is a cesspool,” the President said on Friday night, February 9, during the Manila Times Business Forum in ...